Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8

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Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Municipal district
Logo of MD of Bighorn, Alberta, Canada.png
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Location within Alberta
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Calgary Region
Census division 15
Incorporated1988
Government
[1]
 •  Reeve Lisa Rosvold
 • Governing bodyM.D. of Bighorn Council
 •  Administrative office Exshaw
Area
 (2021) [2]
 • Land2,678.8 km2 (1,034.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total1,598
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Website mdbighorn.ca

The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway) passes through the municipal district.

Contents

It was created as a municipal district on January 1, 1988 from the former Improvement District No. 8. [3] The Town of Canmore lies adjacent to the municipal district to the southwest.

Communities and localities

The following localities are located within the MD of Bighorn No. 8. [5]

Localities

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,598 living in 640 of its 875 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the MD of Bighorn No. 8 had a population of 1,334 living in 556 of its 766 total private dwellings, a

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References

  1. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
  4. 1 2 "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4815015 - Bighorn No. 8, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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